Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

35 reviews

girlandherdoggos's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcohol, and Death

jaimiesauer's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

AMAZING. Just amazing.  This book made me both laugh and cry,  all while keeping me locked into the plot - I couldn't put it down.  I listened via audiobook, and I'm glad I did. The narrator is amazing as well. She perfectly captures the essence of each POV. Although,  I still would've loved the hard copy book too! Karin Slaughter writes SO SO well.  You see,  hear,  and feel all that the characters do. The amount of research that went into this story can't be over looked. The medical accuracy, the experience accuracy of the c-spine fusion and the addiction,  legal jargon,  etc. This author earns her keep! So impressive.  Covid details are well done too, without being overbearing or center stage.  It feels like any other time frame detail,  like describing the cars and clothing in a story set in the 1950s. I loved the conclusion.  Don't skip the epilogue or Dead Reader sections! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, Suicide, Torture, and Sexual assault

babbieabbi's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This thriller was much darker than most thrillers I read. It tackled some really heavy issues, to the point where it would feel icky for me to say I *enjoyed* this book. So I won’t say that. But I will say that it was captivating, and I cared so much about the characters. I desperately wanted them to make the right choices and have a happy ending. The story kept me hooked and even though my version of the book was 600+ pages, I still read it in a day. So it was a very engaging book, but definitely is too dark for me. I do have to say, the writing style pulled me out of the story at times (especially in the beginning of the book), because there are so many short statement sentences. Like, noticeably more than in most books. I did eventually get over that, but it wasn’t my favorite 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Suicide

mrsmishler's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Drug use, Pedophilia, Suicide, Rape, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

killmoore_'s review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This made me laugh. It made me angry. It was gut wrenchingly real and portrayed guilt and addiction in a way that left me speechless. Twisty turny, gruesome, and so so heartbreaking, this book gets a solid 5 from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Cursing, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Gore, Violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Dementia, Classism, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Medical content, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

lindavs22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Dementia, Vomit, and Trafficking

alexis_hammer24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Hands down my favorite Slaughter book! We’ll done! 

Heart breaking moments, funny comments, holy shit moments! This book has it all! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Physical abuse

lpdx's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, Gun violence, Bullying, Death of parent, and Dementia

pernillelsk's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Self harm, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Stalking

nicole_cob_reads's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Drug abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Body horror, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault